Ontario is Canada’s most populous province, and its strip clubs are spread across many cities rather than concentrated in one. Toronto has only a handful of licensed venues left, while clubs in the suburbs, in Ottawa, in Niagara Falls and in the southwestern cities make up most of the list. This guide explains how the rules work, lists the Ontario clubs in our directory by city, and says what to check before you go. For how Ontario compares with other provinces, see our Canada guide.
The rules: city licences, provincial liquor law, federal criminal law
Three levels of government shape how a club in Ontario operates.
- Municipal licensing. Cities and regions license adult entertainment venues themselves. Toronto does this in Chapter 545 (Licensing) of its Municipal Code, which has a separate article for adult entertainment clubs. Owners, operators and designated managers need a licence, and so does every dancer: anyone performing at an adult entertainment club in Toronto must hold an Entertainer licence. Applicants must be at least 18, show photo ID and proof of work status, and provide a criminal record and judicial matters check. The licence is renewed every year.
- Toronto’s contact rules. Toronto long had a strict no-touch rule. In October 2012 city staff argued that it made even harmless contact, such as a handshake, technically an offence. City Council adopted amendments on 30 October 2012 that name the contact that is banned: dancers may not sit on patrons or touch the breasts, buttocks, genital or pubic areas, and rooms or booths used for private dances must be transparent on one side. The club owners’ association had lobbied for a rule banning only sexual contact; Council did not agree.
- Liquor. Licensed premises come under the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019, administered by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, which can suspend a venue’s liquor sales licence for breaches.
- Criminal law. In R. v. Mara (1997), the Supreme Court of Canada held that lap dancing involving sexual touching at a Toronto tavern was indecent under the Criminal Code. Nudity alone is not the legal line; sexual contact is.
Toronto’s by-law applies only in Toronto. Other municipalities write their own rules. In the Niagara Region, for example, adult entertainment venues are licensed by the Region rather than by each town, and the Region lists three licensed venues: Mints/Peppermints, Seductions and the Sundowner Inn.
Toronto
The City of Toronto’s open licence data shows only seven active adult entertainment club licences as of September 2026, down from 51 historical records. Filmores on Dundas Street East closed in January 2026 after about 45 years to make way for a condo tower, and Zanzibar on Yonge Street has been closed since a fire in August 2026. The clubs we list are the Brass Rail and Upper Brass on Yonge Street, the House of Lancaster, the Foxxes Den and Club Paradise on Bloor Street West, and Klub Kave in Etobicoke. Addresses and details are in our guide to strip clubs in Toronto.
Greater Toronto Area
Mississauga
- The Pure Gold Club — 2630 Royal Windsor Dr, Mississauga, ON L5J 1K7
- The Million Dollar Strip — 7222 Torbram Rd, Mississauga, ON L4T 3V2
- Airport Strip — 7040 Torbram Rd, Mississauga, ON L4T 3Z4
Vaughan (Concord)
- Whiskey A Go-Go — 544 Rivermede Rd, Concord, ON L4K 2H4
Pickering
- The Nine-O-Five Lounge — 947 Dillingham Rd, Pickering, ON
Ottawa
- Barefax — 27 York St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5S7. In the ByWard Market, operating for more than four decades.
- The NuDen — 1560 Lagan Way, Ottawa, ON. A large club in the east end.
- The Play Mate — 175 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, ON
Niagara Falls
All three venues licensed by Niagara Region are in Niagara Falls. Seductions and the Sundowner are next to each other on Lundy’s Lane.
- Mints Niagara — 5951 Main St, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 5Z7. Its sister venue is Peppermints.
- Seductions Gentlemens Club — 8862 Lundy’s Lane, Niagara Falls, ON L2H 1H4
- The Sundowner — 8870 Lundy’s Lane, Niagara Falls, ON L2H 1H4
London
- Solid Gold London — 219 Dundas St, London, ON N6A 1H1. Downtown, open seven nights a week.
Windsor
- Cheetah’s Windsor — 86 Chatham St E, Windsor, ON. Downtown.
- Leopard’s Lounge & Broil — 1190 Wyandotte St W, Windsor, ON N9A 5Y5. In the university area.
Kitchener, Guelph and Kingston
- Roxxanne’s — 1271 Victoria St N, Kitchener, ON N2B 3E1. Open Monday to Saturday.
- The Manor — 211 Silvercreek Pkwy S, Guelph, ON N1H 3K5. Guelph’s only strip club, in the 1891 George Sleeman mansion.
- Suits Nightclub — 46 Montreal St, Kingston, ON K7K 3E6. Formerly The Plaza, open Wednesday to Sunday evenings.
Thunder Bay
- Centerfolds Showbar — 802 Memorial Ave, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 3Z8. Operating since 1993.
Hamilton
Hamilton no longer has a strip club. The city’s last one, Hamilton Strip, has closed, and the building is to be redeveloped as a hotel.
What to check before you go
- Confirm the club is still open. Several Ontario clubs have closed in recent years, and hours vary by night and by season. Phone the club or check its own channels the week you plan to visit.
- Know the local rules. In Toronto, the by-law lists the parts of a patron’s body a dancer may not touch, and sitting on patrons is banned. Other cities and regions set their own rules, and sexual contact can be a criminal matter, not just a licensing one.
- Bring ID and ask about alcohol. Whether a venue serves alcohol, and until what time, depends on its liquor licence rather than its entertainment licence, so ask ahead if it matters to you.